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United States Patent | 5,053,122 |
Carr | October 1, 1991 |
An oil filtration and exhaust apparatus for filtering particulates and gases from the recirculating oil of a vacuum pump which is adapted to remove gases from a process enclosure. The oil filtration and exhaust apparatus removes particulates and gases from the recirculating oil by means of particulate filters and a gas scrubbing filter. Additionally, the exhaust gases are demisted prior to exhaust to an exhaust header. The apparatus is particularly suited to semiconductor manufacturing processes.
Inventors: | Carr; Syd K. (Nampa, ID) |
Assignee: | Micron Technology, Inc. (Boise, ID) |
Appl. No.: | 581050 |
Filed: | September 13, 1990 |
Current U.S. Class: | 210/95; 55/518; 55/526; 96/190; 210/168; 210/188; 210/317; 210/335; 210/416.5; 210/489; 210/496; 418/85; 418/88; 418/89; 418/DIG.1 |
Intern'l Class: | B01D 019/00 |
Field of Search: | 210/94,95,168,180,182,188,295,296,314,335,337,416.1,416.5,472,489,195.1,317,496 418/2,85,88,89,DIG. 1 55/159,183,185,186,196,518,526 |
2227441 | Jan., 1941 | Coleman | 418/89. |
3327936 | Jun., 1967 | Rollinger | 418/85. |
4228004 | Oct., 1980 | Foster | 210/791. |
4475876 | Oct., 1984 | Olen | 418/85. |
4761166 | Aug., 1988 | Kitchener et al. | 55/385. |
Foreign Patent Documents | |||
628867 | Oct., 1961 | CA | 210/94. |
1041024 | Oct., 1978 | CA | 55/186. |
48109 | Sep., 1981 | DE | 418/DIG. |
142989 | Nov., 1980 | JP | 418/DIG. |
8388 | Jan., 1989 | JP | 418/85. |